Colorado, US - 'targeted terror attack’, FBI investigating after reports people injured, June 1 2025

[JennieM]

• The FBI says it is investigating a "targeted terror attack" in Colorado
• Colorado police say they are responding to the incident at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that left multiple people injured
• Authorities told the BBC's US partner, CBS News, the violent incident happened at 13th Street and Pearl Street on Sunday afternoon
• Police are due to hold a news conference at the scene shortly

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Multiple people injured in Colorado incident​

We're starting live coverage here of what the FBI is calling a "targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colorado, 30 miles (48km) from Denver.

Police in Boulder say multiple have been injured but did not give an exact number.

FBI calls Colorado incident a 'terror attack'​

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Officials leading the FBI have taken to social media in the wake of the Colorado attack.

"We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available," FBI chief Kash Patel said on social media.

Dan Bongio, another leader at the FBI, echoed those sentiments saying that personnel were on the scene.

"We are investigating this incident as an act of terror, and targeted violence," he said on social media. "All of the necessary assets will be dedicated to this investigation. If you have any investigative tips please contact the FBI. And if you aided or abetted this attack, we will find you. You cannot hide."

Boulder police evacuating area, to hold news conference​

Boulder authorities are evacuating multiple blocks surrounding the Pearl Street Mall, an outdoor pedestrian area with businesses and restaurants, after the reported attack. They say there are reports of "several victims".

Police say they plan to host a news conference in 10 minutes.

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Colorado police investigating 'active incident'
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Police are investigating this "active incident" and warning people to avoid the area, Boulder Police Department shared on X.

A few blocks of Pearl Street have been evacuated - as indicated in the screen grab below.

The department adds that there are reports of "several victims" and says further information will be shared soon.

IMAGE SOURCE, GOOGLE VIA BOULDER POLICE DEPT/X
Image caption, Police shared this screengrab from Google Maps, showing the evacuation area

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Colorado governor calls attack 'heinous act of terror'
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis just put out a statement about the attack in Boulder:

"I am closely monitoring the situation in Boulder, and my thoughts go out to the people who have been injured and impacted by this heinous act of terror," he wrote on social media. "Hate-filled acts of any kind are unacceptable. While details emerge, the state works with local and federal law enforcement to support this investigation."

He added that more information will be provided as it becomes available.

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Skigh]

Multiple people injured in 'terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado

Several people have been injured in a terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. Police said the horror unfolded at Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Several people have been injured in a 'targeted terror attack' involving Molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado.

Police and the FBI said the horror unfolded at Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon.

'We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado,' said FBI Director Kash Patel just after 5.20pm


Witnesses told CBS Colorado a suspect attacked people with Molotov cocktails as they took part in a walk to remember the Israeli hostages who are still in Gaza.

Boulder Police said they were evacuating several blocks of the typically popular pedestrian mall area, saying that there were 'several victims' in the attack.

The attacker, who has not been identified, targeted the procession on 13th Street and Pearl Street.

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Boulder Police Chief, Steve Redfearn provides information about today’s incident at 13th and Pearl St. My own notes from presser (full presser linked below):
- Incident report: 1:26 PM local (Mountain time)
- Received calls of a man w/a weapon, at 1325 Peal St County Courthouse, and that people were being set on fire.
- They do have multiple victims w/burn injuries. Patients hospitalized, do not have specific count right now. Range of injuries from very serious to minor.
- Suspect taken into custody without incident. He has minor injuries. They won’t release his name yet.
- This is a walking Pedestrian Mall area. Peaceful pro-Israel demonstration. Reviewing / interviewing witnesses still. They do not have a clear motive at this time.
- Boulder Police not calling it a terror attack yet;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929297731769536683

My observations:
- FBI (Patel) has posted that they consider it one (posted on X earlier), and a journalist asked the police chief about it; he did not comment on that aspect.
- Of note: FBI not represented at the local police department presser.

They expect another update later tonight and they will stream it as well.

 

[JennieM]

Police asked whether suspect used Molotov cocktail in attack
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The police chief is continuing to take questions. When someone asks if a Molotov cocktail was thrown in the attack, Redfearn says it's too early to tell, but says the suspect was "setting people on fire".

The suspect is an adult male who they are working to identify, he adds.

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Arkay]

Again.

Another reminder that as a Jewish person, born in Manhattan and living in NYC all my life, I and my fellow Jews are no longer safe anywhere.

They were having a peaceful walk to support the hostages in Israel. They were causing no harm. Those who hate Israel and/or Jews are committing acts of violence everywhere, in a way that would not be tolerated if it were against any other ethnic, religious or racial group.

JMO and experience.

 

[JennieM]

Police also investigating vehicle in the area
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Chief Redfearn says the scene of the attack is closed off, including businesses, while investigations are ongoing.

He adds that the area is not safe yet and that officers are investigating a "vehicle of interest".

He says this was a "beautiful Sunday afternoon in downtown Boulder" and this act is "unacceptable".

Dozens of people are working to figure out what happened, he says, and asks for patience and for people to think of the victims and their families.

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Footage of the attack shows smoke and chaos
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Videos of the attack circulating online show a chaotic scene near a fountain at Boulder's outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Colorado.

Smoke can be seen filling the air while people run in several directions. At least two people appear to be helping others who have fallen to the ground.

In the background, part of the grass appears to be on fire, and people can be heard shouting in the background.

A separate video shows police later wheeling people away from the scene on stretchers.

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929306548758573405

 

[Arkay]

Attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall in Colorado burns several people, police say; suspect in custody

Colorado police are responding to what they called an attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that left multiple people injured.

www.cbsnews.com

A participant in the walk describes what he witnessed.

 

[JennieM]

Colorado attorney general says attack was a targeted hate crime
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Colorado's Attorney General Phil Weiser just released a statement calling the attack at the Pearl Street Mall "targeted". The FBI has called it a terror attack - but local police said during their first press conference that it was too early to tell.

“From what we know, this attack appears to be a hate crime given the group that was targeted," Weiser said.

A group of people peacefully demonstrating to show solidarity for Israeli hostages in Gaza were at the Pearl Street Mall this afternoon when the attack unfolded.

“People may have differing views about world events and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, but violence is never the answer to settling differences," Weiser says in the statement. "Hate has no place in Colorado.”

Colorado attack live: FBI investigating a ‘targeted terror attack’ in Boulder mall after multiple people injured

Colorado police are responding to the attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that they say has left multiple people injured.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Presser starting in a few minutes here: (City of Boulder YouTube)

 

[Gemmie]

What is wrong with some people? *sigh*

The suspect involved in a 'targeted terror attack' against pro-Israel demonstrators shouted 'we have to end Zionists' moments after setting them on fire, chilling video reveals.

A shirtless man who was pacing back and forth and awaiting their arrival began launching makeshift Molotov cocktails at civilians.

Moments after the incident, he was filmed launching an extraordinary tirade against Jewish people, shouting at the victims: 'How many children you killed?'

Then turning his attention to the crowd which had gathered, he continued: 'We have to end Zionists. They are killers.'

Colorado terror attack - live: Suspect's chilling words to victims

LIVE UPDATES: Multiple people have been injured in a 'targeted terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Gemmie]

He was later seen being arrested.

Colorado terror suspect 'screamed three words before throwing Molotov bomb' - NewsBreak

A suspect in what the FBI has described as a "terror" incident in Boulder, Colorado, allegedly made a three-word statement as the distressing scene unfolde

www.newsbreak.com

 

[DS2021]

Makeshift flamethrower and incendiary device used

Suspects first name is Mohammed soliman (unsure of spelling) 45 yo

Yelled Free Palestine during attack

Presser starting in a few minutes here: (City of Boulder YouTube)

 

[sds71]

The F.B.I. special agent in charge said the suspect in custody has been identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Colorado Springs. Officials did not say whether he had been charged with anything or what charges he might face, responding only that the investigation was in its early stages.

Officials said at a news conference in Boulder, Colo., that six people were injured in the attack on Sunday afternoon and taken to hospitals. They ranged in age from 67 to 88.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/01/us/boulder-colorado-attack

 

[DS2021]

The F.B.I. special agent in charge said the suspect in custody has been identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Colorado Springs. Officials did not say whether he had been charged with anything or what charges he might face, responding only that the investigation was in its early stages.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/01/us/boulder-colorado-attack

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Presser starting in a few minutes here: (City of Boulder YouTube)

My notes:

• FBI Special-Agent-in-Charge
  • 6 victims, ages 67-88 all transported to local hospitals
  • Regularly scheduled, weekly event
  • Used makeshift flame thrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd. Suspect was heard to yell “Free Palestine during the attack”
  • Suspect apprehended is Mohamed Sabry Soliman (that spelling was confirmed) 45 years old
  • Targeted act of violence; FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism
• Boulder Police Chief
  • Still clearing the scene with K9s and Bomb squads. Will provide updates on Social media to let people know when it is safe to retrieve their vehicles
  • Boulder County Courthouse w/b closed Monday
  • Other events in Boulder tonight continue, but report any suspicious behavior
  • Thanked FBI, first responders, and the other partnerships they have and used today
  • Any network or group the subject is associated with? Not at this time
  • Victims – 4 of them were to Boulder Community Hospital, 2 additional were air-flighted to Aurora/Denver area Burn unit. One was in critical condition.
  • Do not believe there is an additional suspect involved – faily confident they have the lone suspect in custody
• They do not expect another press conference tonight